Combined cane and table.



, No. 688,482 Patented Dec. l0, l90l.

A. H. PATERSUN &. J. H. REFORD.

GONBINED CANE AND TABLE.

(Application filed Jan. 25, 1901.)

(No Model.)

M r/v5 I -vE To R UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARCHIBALD HENDRY PATERSON AND JOHN HAMI LTON REFORD, OF

' GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

COMBINED CANE AND TABLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters retent ve; 688,482, dated December10, 1901. Application filed January 25, 1901. Serial No. 44,724.(NomodeL) v To whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARCHIBALD HENDRY PATERSON and J OHN HAMILTONREFORD, subjects of HerMost Gracious Majesty theQueeu of Great Britainand Ireland, residing at Muirhouse street, S. 8., Glasgow, Scotland,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Walking-Sticks and theLike as a Combination, of which the following is a description. Ourinvention relates to an improvement in combination walking-sticks andthe like, concealing its use entirely as a portable cardtable andadvertising medium.

, The main object of our invention is to. pro- 5 duce a walking-stickand card-table combined,

having places provided for advertising purposes, of a simple andeconomical construction and of such a character as will concealcompletely a card-table and advertising me dium, combined with awalking-stick, permittingit to have the appearance of those in ordinaryuse. It is particularly applicable for use by travelers and otherswishing to drive away the monotony of long-distance railroad z 5journeys by indulging in a game of cards to pass away time pleasantly.These objects we aattain by the construction as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which' Figure 1 is a view of an ordinarywalkingstick having concealed a portable card-table and advertisingmedium constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig; 2 is a sectionshowing a spring-roller to which the edge of material forming a table isapplied. Fig.

3 5 3 is a plan of stick, showing table extended for use. Fig. at is themovable portion of stick to which also the material formingtable-surface is applied. Fig. 5 is a rib or strainingrod to hold thetable rigid when extended for use.

Fig. 6 is a section of spring-roller, showing it as constructed in twosections.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The combination being especially designed 5 as a portable card-table andadvertising medium is provided with a suitable case or cover in whichitmay be concealed when not in such use and so constructed as to assumethe form of an ordinary walking-stick,preferably made from a bamboocane, divided into two portions A A, Fig. 1, and which form the sides ofa table when extended. By .referring to Fig. l at a a it will be seenone portion of the'stick comes apart from the other in the form of alid, but which is held securely in place either by movable ring-bands attop and bottom or small spring-catches attached to the lid portion,which hold it securely in place when the table is rolled up; but byreferring to Fig. 2

it may be seen an ordinary stick having the core centered out may beused instead.

The roller 0, as shownin the section Fig. 2, is preferably made from twopieces of halfround rods riveted together, having a spiral spring Splaced on one end in such a manner as to give an inward tension to theroller 0 at 'all times. A suitable bearing Bis inserted in the hollowpart of the stick. The other end of the roller 0 is secured in place bya plug P, attached to the ferrule F, and which may be screwed into theopen end of the stick or inserted and riveted in place.

The table portion T of the combination is formed, preferably, fromcloth-paper of a greenish color having a luster similar to the surfaceof blotting-paper, although any suitable material may be used ofsufficient strength and quality to permit its being tightly stretchedwhen the ribs D D are extended, as may be seen by referring to Fig. 3.The material used as the table is securely held fast to the roller 0 bybeing placed between the two sections, when all areriveted fasttogether; but the material used must be of a nature to permit of beingwound around the roller 0. The surface of the table T is provided withsuitable spacesE E for advertising purposes, as may be seen byreferring.

to Fig. 3, the outer edge of the material which forms a table beingsecured to the movable portion of the stick A, Fig. 1, by a clip orsuitable clip-strapv H, screwed or riveted to its inner edge to hold thematerial socurelyin place, as may be understood by referring to. Fig. iat H and by also referring to the figure at w w the spring-snap catchesto hold the movable portion or lid A in place when the table isconcealed may be noticed, but which are disposed of when slidingringbands are used, the snap-catches w to being preferable, as theyserve the purpose of sockets to receive the ends of the ribs orstretching-rods D D when extended, and thus prevent them slipping,permitting the material used as a table to remain perfectly rigid.

By referring to Fig. 5 the ribD will be seen, but which is preferablymade similar to the ribs of an umbrella, having the hollow side soplaced as to form acover over the roller 0 when the table is concealed.They should be of sufiioient strength to keep the material used rigidlytight at all times when extended.

The roller 0, Fig. 6, has a collar provided, to which the spring S, Fig.2, is secured, thus preventing the spring getting out of place orbecoming entangled with the material used as a table-surface, which canbe understood by referring to the figure at C, and by referring to thesection end of Fig. 6 at m it may also be noticed the roller 0 is splitthrough the center, forming a clip to receive the material used as thetable before being riveted together.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is-- In a combined walking-stick or the likea stick constructed in two portions having the center cored out to forma recess, a springroller inserted in said recess, having a fabricapplied to said roller and also applied to one portion of said stick,said fabric having advertising-spaces marked thereon,and bearingsinserted at opposite ends of said stick to engage with ends of saidroller, the strainingribs provided to engage with said fabric, said ribsengaging with the snap-catches or ring- 35 bands, the said snap-catchesor movable ringbands holding two portions of a stick securely together,substantially as specified.

ARCIIIBALD HENDRY .PATERSON. JOHN HAMILTON REFORD.

Witnesses:

JAMES HUT'roN, DAVID WORDIE.

